Gifts for someone going to have the surgery

I guess you have to know your wife. Personally, I would have loved such a gift, and I would not have enjoyed any gift having to do with the surgery such as protein powders. I will say that the gift certificate is a bit safer though because then you are not picking a size. I certainly would not take it as any kind of judgment, but I guess people are different. It's hard to believe in yourself before surgery, and I would have found it encouraging to know that my husband believed in me.

I would have liked this too ...  horses for courses, I suppose?   I love me clothes, shoes, bags, mani/pedis, hair styling - I'm very girly

Protein powder for a gift?  I would put that up with a bag of brussel sprouts or a pork chop  - just NO!!

Jewelry. Before and after surgery. A girl has to have her bling. Just no rings.  

Jackie Kennedy always got jewelry - that would be good enough for me, also.  Seriously. 

I did appreciate a stack of magazines to read in the hospital.  My surgery was 3 days before Christmas - I got a lot of gift cards for Christmas,  in addition, my friends and family drove me everywhere for a few days until I got cleared to drive.  That mattered the most.

The first thing I had my husband do after my surgery is go buy me some long comfy dresses. I could not do pants on my post surgery stomach.

Yep...I'd say you are a keeper.  

I vote for the 'experience' gift but also a goodie bag so you have something to physically give  her with: a couple of adult colouring books with good pencils (amazon will have what the tops are), a good hair masque (deep conditioner) for when her hair goes kerpow!, a rich body butter to keep her skin supple & give her a reason to rub her hands all over her body to become aware of how she is changing & a big 'ol hug from her biggest supporter 

I had this cute little guy waiting for my husband up in his hospital room after his sleeve surgery. Figured he might need a backup since his own went, as he put it, "into the tum dumpster."

You almost made me change my mind. But then, where do you display a stuffed stomach with eyes and did you really fork over $21.99 for it?  I'll stick with my gift idea of a hand-written letter of support for the cost of a piece of paper. 

I actually found a used one (pre-owned? I'm not sure how one "uses" a stuffed stomach) on eBay for about $12. It was kind of an inside joke because my husband had facetiously asked me to tell the doc he wanted his stomach in a plastic baggie to take home with him. I promised him I would, but he didn't believe me, so he got this in a plastic baggie.  

OMG - that thing is hysterical...  I'm glad I didn't get one, I would have burst my stitches from laughing so hard.